326. Crested Jayshrike
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BOTD: Blue-throated Mountain-gem
Photo: Grigory Heaton
"The largest hummingbird breeding in the United States. Its normal range north of Mexico is limited to canyons in a few mountains near the border. Where it occurs, it is usually conspicuous: bold and aggressive, it dominates other hummingbirds, chasing them away from its favored flowers or sugar-water feeders. The blue on the male's throat is not easily seen, but the flashy white tail corners are hard to miss as the bird flies swiftly past or hovers in the shadows."
- Audubon Field Guide
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Its 2024!!! Happy new year, or happy new year's eve depending on where in the world you are.
And a great time to begin a new art challenge. I have a list of extinct birds for january, starting (ofc) with the passenger pigeon. These are such a great representative species for extinct birds imo - they used to be one of the most numerous birds on Earth, numbering in the billions, yet they vanished within a century. So gorgeous too!
As a communally roosting bird, their sheer numbers used to snap even large branches and they often piled on top of each other to roost. And then. Poof. None left.
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There you are!
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Creative wireless + bird logo design ☆☆☆
Get your unique & professional logo for your business! Contact:
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BOTD: Japanese Robin
^Image credit: Alnus
Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige)
The Japanese Robin is an abundant species of robin in Japan. Its scientific name means "caterpillar eater", referencing its diet of invertebrates, beetles, milled worms, crickets and other small insects, but also fruits. They are considered omnivorous.
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drew a color wheel of birds on twitter!
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image description: A wheel with eight colors. Red has a Northern Cardinal in front of a branch. Orange has a Eurasian Bullfinch and Baltimore Oriole in front of an orange slice. Yellow has an American Goldfinch. Green has a kākāpo in front of a tree trunk. Light blue has a Luzon Bleeding-heart and clouds. Dark blue has a Steller’s Jay and icicles. Purple has a Purple Starling and plums. Pink has a Pink Galah amidst leaves.
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Huppe fasciée au 150-600mm
Alpes-Maritimes, France 🇫🇷
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328. Eurasian Golden Oriole
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BOTD: Tody Motmot
Photo: Salvador Poot Villanueva
"Small and infrequently seen bird of shady forest understory in humid tropical lowlands. Rather inactive. Sits quietly, mainly at low to middle levels, and occasionally wags its tail slowly. Usually not seen until flushed, when flies off with a low whirr of wings. Note the overall drab greenish plumage with a rusty cap and bushy whitish whisker marks. Much smaller than other motmots and lacks the racket tail tips of most larger motmot species."
- eBird
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Day 18 of extinct birds - the Carolina parakeet or Carolina conure
The Carolina parakeet was one of only three species of parrot native to the US. They were very social birds, found in large flocks, and multiple females will lay eggs in a single nest. Interestingly, they were known to eat a lot of cocklebur seeds which are toxic (at least to mammals). Another interesting thing is that the last captive parakeet died in the same cage that the last passenger pigeon died, 4 years after.
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it's Cassowary CTuesday!!
friendly reminder that dinosaurs are living!!!
this motherfucker is known to attack humans and can kill you!!
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Wednesday, September 13.
@todaysbird.
Let's face it: there is not a single day in your lifespan that cannot be improved by a bird. Not one. It may be the beauty and elegance of the swan in motion across the glassy surface of the water. It may be the majesty and power of a kestrel in flight. It may be the lovable banality of the pigeon, simply nodding, cooing, and making its way around a garden or city center near you.
There really is a bird for every mood, every weather, every season, and indeed every day. This is where @todaysbird comes in rather handy. Because, true to its name, they post our avian pals however seems fit for the needs of that day. A ruby-throated hummingbird hunting for insects? A California Condor #69 (nice)? A pigeon in Budapest? A croissant? There is not a bad day that cannot be remedied, nor a good day made all the more sweeter, by a little something bestowed by todaysbird.
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